Support · Mage
Bard
the Wandering Caretaker
Recommended Build
Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026
50.4% wr in Support
Build path
- Boots any step
Boots of Swiftness1000 gold55 Move SpeedFleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness ofSlows by 25%.Boots of Swiftness62% pick · 50.6% wr - Item 1 2 options
Dead Man's Plate2900 gold350 Health55 Armor4% Move SpeedShipwrecker
While moving, build up to20 bonus Move Speed . Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to dealbonus physical damage .Unsinkable
Reduce the effectiveness ofSlows by 15%.Dead Man's Plate79% pick · 51.3% wr
Locket of the Iron Solari2200 gold200 Health30 Armor30 Magic Resist10 Ability HasteDevotion
Grant nearby allies a290 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.or Locket of the Iron Solari13% pick · 49.0% wr
- Item 2 3 options
Locket of the Iron Solari2200 gold200 Health30 Armor30 Magic Resist10 Ability HasteDevotion
Grant nearby allies a290 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.Locket of the Iron Solari28% pick · 56.4% wr
Liandry's Torment3000 gold60 Ability Power300 HealthTorment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.or Liandry's Torment21% pick · 49.8% wr
Mikael's Blessing2300 gold250 Health100% Base Mana Regen12% Heal and Shield Power15 Ability HastePurify
Remove all crowd control debuffs (excludingAirborne andSuppression ) from an ally champion and restore100 - 250 Health .or Mikael's Blessing11% pick · 55.0% wr
- Item 3 3 options
Locket of the Iron Solari2200 gold200 Health30 Armor30 Magic Resist10 Ability HasteDevotion
Grant nearby allies a290 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.Locket of the Iron Solari20% pick · 60.7% wr
Bandlepipes2300 gold200 Health15 Ability Haste20 Armor20 Magic ResistFanfare Slowing orImmobilizing an enemy champion grants Fanfare for seconds. Fanfare grants you20 Move Speed . While you have Fanfare, nearby allies, including yourself, gainAttack Speed .or Bandlepipes16% pick · 58.6% wr
Liandry's Torment3000 gold60 Ability Power300 HealthTorment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.or Liandry's Torment13% pick · 70.2% wr
- Item 4 2 options
Mikael's Blessing2300 gold250 Health100% Base Mana Regen12% Heal and Shield Power15 Ability HastePurify
Remove all crowd control debuffs (excludingAirborne andSuppression ) from an ally champion and restore100 - 250 Health .Mikael's Blessing19% pick · 54.5% wr
Liandry's Torment3000 gold60 Ability Power300 HealthTorment
Damaging Abilities burn enemies for2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.Suffering
For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.or Liandry's Torment12% pick · 57.1% wr
Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).
Summoner spells
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
Skill order
— what to level whenBard fires a missile which will slow the first enemy struck, and continue onward. If it strikes a wall, it will stun the initial target; if it strikes another enemy, it will stun them both.
Reveals a Health shrine which powers up over a short time, disappearing after healing and speeding up the first ally that touches it.
Bard opens a portal in nearby terrain. Allies and enemies alike can take a one-way trip through that terrain by moving into the portal.
Bard sends spirit energy arcing to a location, putting all champions, minions, monsters, and turrets hit into stasis for a brief time.
Runes
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus
Damaging a low health champion inflicts
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and
Deal bonus true damage to enemy champions with
Heal when you damage an enemy champion.
Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal bonus true damage to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth.
On a long Cooldown, automatically sense a nearby untracked and unseen ward, tracking it for the team.
Level 11: Also reveal the ward for 10s.
Collect 1 memento on champion
Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected.
Your wards in the enemy jungle are
Level 9: Wards in the river are also
Unique
Unique
Unique
While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.
Hexflash: Channel, then blink to a new location.
You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each
Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.
Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.
Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force.
Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.
Potions grant some restoration immediately.
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
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Bonus
For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you
Gain bonus
Stat shards
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+10% Attack Speed.
+8 Ability Haste.
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+2% Move Speed.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).
+65 flat Health.
+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).